Tuesday Session A

Scratch

Good tool for creating blocks that can be programmed
Programming language
Similar to another program called Alice

Create a game for 5th graders, ESL using the standards

www.scratchsketchcreate.wikispaces.com

Look at NETS site in ITSI, another good place for,

Stage can upload any background and starts at 0,0 at the bottom right

Can add in If statements

Can start with someone elses project and use it.

There are Scratch cards to use as a resource.

Sketch Up

Complex place...Google program

Can draw boxes, circles, can build these models that are incorporated into Google Earth
Always keep the man so you know the dimension
Great to create a 3D model

Saw the presenter create a house, created a door, erased it and now door is gone.
Pencil will even find the midpoint of the line , it turns blue, draw the line and then move it up and the roof is created.
She orbited the house to complete the house, put on stone , shingles on roof.

Orbit: turns the house around so it displays all sides.